Kingsland + Architects Inc. is a Toronto based architectural firm formed by James Henry Craig (1888-1954) and Henry Harrison Madill (1889-1988). The firms work was founded in 1910 as Craig and Madill Architects that spanned from 1910 to mid 1950s with all located in

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, but both architects built buildings on their own during that time. The firm's work stopped from 1915 to 1918 when both served overseas during

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and ended in 1954 with the death of Craig. From 1956, it became known as by the names of Craig, Madill, Abram and Ingleson Architects, Abram and Ingleson Architects, Abram, Nowski and McLaughlin Architects & Planners, Abram/Nowski, Architects and Planners, Nowski Partners Architects, and Nowski & Kingsland Partners Architects Inc. before adopting its present name in 2001.

History

James Henry Craig

Craig was a fellow architecture student with Madill at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

and worked his entire career with Madill after 1912, but had independent commissions from 1920s to 1950s with most outside of Toronto (exception was the

Dominion Public Building The Dominion Public Building is a five-storey Beaux-Arts neoclassical office building built between 1926 and 1935 for the government of Canada at southeast corner of Front and Bay streets in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building was designe ...

which Craig worked with

Thomas W. Fuller Thomas William Fuller (May 3, 1865 – November 4, 1951), the son of Thomas Fuller, was a Canadian architect. Before his selection as Dominion Architect, Fuller designed a number of federal buildings in Dawson City, Yukon, some of which are ...

). He married Grace MacFarlane Morris in 1923.

Henry Harrison Madill

Madill was born in

Beaverton, Ontario Beaverton is a community in Brock Township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. History Beaverton was first settled in 1822. The settlement is located on Lake Simcoe at the mouth of the Beaver River. It was called Calder's M ...

, but later moved to Toronto where he graduated from Jarvis Collegiate and enrolled in architecture at the

, where he met Craig. With Craig he served with the

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from 1915 to 1918, but returned to practice after the war. Madill worked at the School of architecture at the University of Toronto from 1920 to 1975 (Dean from 1948 to 1957 and Director Emeritus in 1975). Madill's academic work prevailed over his design work after Craig's death.

Selected works

Varsity Stadium Varsity Stadium is an outdoor collegiate football stadium located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is home to the Toronto Varsity Blues, the athletic teams of the University of Toronto. Athletic events have been hosted on the site since 1898; the ...

1929-1930 was demolished in 2002 and new stadium rebuilt * The Palace Pier 1930 and destroyed by fire in 1963 * Earl Haig High School 1929-1930 and 1947 additions demolished in 1996 and replaced with current building * Willowdale United Church 1932 was demolished and replaced in 1954 * CNE Bandshell 1936 * 330 Keele Street 1935-1936 - built as Dominion Public Building (not to be confused with

which Craig worked on as well) and now used by Correction Services of Canada *

Agincourt Collegiate Institute Agincourt Collegiate Institute (known locally as ACI or Agincourt), formerly known as Agincourt High School and Agincourt Continuation School is a secondary school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Agincourt, a neighbourhood in the ...

1957, eastern addition *

Midland Avenue Collegiate Institute Midland Avenue Collegiate Institute (also known as Midland Avenue CI, MA, MACI, Midland CI, or Midland), formerly Midland Avenue Secondary School and initially known as Central Collegiate Institute is a Toronto District School Board-owned alternati ...

1962 *

North Albion Collegiate Institute North Albion Collegiate Institute (abbreviated as North Albion CI, NACI or North Albion) is a high school in the Etobicoke area of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Toronto District School Board. Prior to 1998, it was part of ...

1962 * Bendale Vocational School 1963 * Sir Robert L. Borden Secondary School 1966 *

West Park Secondary School West Park Secondary School (WPSS, West Park), originally known as West Park Vocational School is a Toronto District School Board public high school facility that operated as a regular school from 1968 to 1988 by the Toronto Board of Education f ...

(

Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School, officially Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School and Regional Arts Centre (referred to known as The Regional Arts School @ Marrocco, BMTMCSS, Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton ...

) 1968 *

Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute (SLCI, Stephen Leacock, or Leacock) and John Buchan Senior Public School (JBSPS, John Buchan or Buchan) are two public middle and secondary schools in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The schools are owned and operat ...

1970 * Timothy Eaton Secondary School 1966 *

Sir William Osler High School Sir William Osler High School (SWOHS), formerly Sir William Osler Vocational school is a small specialized public vocational high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located in the former suburb of Scarborough, it opened in 1975, and is named after ...

1975 *

York Humber High School York Humber High School (also called York Humber HS, YMHS, or York Humber) is a specialized vocational basic high school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is administered by the Toronto District School Board. Prior to 1998, it was part of th ...

1992 *

Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies (SCAS), formerly Tabor Park Vocational School is an alternative and adult high school serving Scarborough, a part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It operates under the Toronto District School Board and was ...

(Progress) 1994

Gallery

File:Cne bandshell north elevation 1937.jpg, CNE Bandshell File:EarlHaigNameSign.jpg, portion of original Earl Haig High School File:UBC vs. McGill at Varsity Stadium, e 1955.png, Field view of Varsity Stadium 1955 File:Midland Avenue Collegiate Institute.JPG, Midland Avenue Collegiate Institute File:North Albion Collegiate Institute.jpg, North Albion Collegiate Institute File:Bendale Business and Technical Institute.JPG, Bendale Business and Technical Institute File:Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies - Progress Campus.jpg, Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies, new building 1994 File:West Park Secondary School (Toronto).jpg, West Park Secondary School

References

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External links

Kingsland Architects website
Architecture firms of Canada Design companies established in 1910 1910 establishments in Ontario